Best Bets | Weekend of Aug. 28-30

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Sandusky County Fair

When: Daily through Sunday.

Where: Sandusky County Fairgrounds, 712 North St., Fremont.

Highlights: $8 admission for adults, rides included. Contests for livestock, baking and more; musical entertainment; educational and youth displays.Visit www.sanduskycountyfair.com for details.

50th Annual German-American Festival

When: Friday through Sunday.

Where: Oak Shade Grove, 3624 Seaman Road, Oregon.

Highlights: German and Swiss food, ethnic entertainment. Two-day tickets are $10. Visit www.germanamericanfestival.net.

Open Mic Night with David Lester

When: 7 to 10 p.m. Aug. 27.

Where: Chateau Tebeau Winery, 525 Ohio 635, Helena.

Tickets: No admission fee. Lester is a vocalist and guitarist.

Singer/Songwriter Lounge with The Hoke Brothers

When: 8 p.m. Friday.

Where: Sandusky State Theatre, 107 Columbus Ave., Sandusky.

Highlights: Tickets are $10 general admission. A duo based out of Clyde and Sandusky playing classic rock and more. Call 419-626-1950 for ticket information.

Broken Horn Rodeo

When: 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Where: Sandusky County Fair Grandstand, Fremont.

Highlights: Pay admission to the fairgrounds and $5 for the grandstand to see the rodeo. Children under 36 inches are free.

JACK & MUDD, Blues & More

When: 7 to 10 p.m. Friday.

Where: Chateau Tebeau Winery, 525 Ohio 635, Helena.

Tickets: No admission fee.

Friendship Food Stores 5th Annual Poker Run

When: 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

Where: Margaritaville in Sandusky.

Highlights: Register and purchase a $20 wristband by Friday at participating stores. Cost is $25 on Saturday. Raffles, music, food and a $10,000 grand prize. Poker hands must be turned in by 4:30 p.m. to be eligible for the grand prize. Call 419-355-7196 for information. Benefits Juvenile Diabetes.

Tug-A-Truck

When: 7 p.m. Saturday.

Where: Sandusky County Fairgrounds, Fremont.

Highlights: Pay admission to the fairgrounds and $5 for the grandstand to see the rodeo. Children under 36 inches are free.

Barille & May

When: 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday.

Where: Chateau Tebeau Winery, 525 Ohio 635, Helena.

Tickets: No admission fee. Vocalists and guitarists perform.

The Late Show

When: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Saturday.

Where: Sawmill Creek, Black Bear Saloon, 400 Sawmill Creek Drive, Huron. Call 419-433-3800.

Easton Corbin Concert

When: 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

Where: Grandstand, Sandusky County Fairgrounds, Fremont.

Highlights: Tickets are $15, $22, $28 and under 36 inches free. Country music concert. Clark Manson opens for Corbin.

Premier of ‘Half Life’

When: 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

Where: Fremont Paramount Cinema, 301 South St., Fremont.

Highlights: Doors open at 11 a.m. Clyde native Erika McGrath, now of Brooklyn, New York, debuts a film she wrote and directed staring Clyde talent. It’s a coming of age story set in 1980.

Spiegel Grove Squires

When: 2 p.m. Sunday.

Where: Hayes Presidential Center, at Spiegel Grove, Fremont.

Highlights: The Squires, a 1860s baseball team, has its last home game of the season. They play the Wyandotte Stars of Wyandotte, Michigan. Admission is free.

North Coast Concert Band

When: 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Where: Hayes Presidential Center, Hayes Home verandah at Spiegel Grove, Fremont.

Highlights: The concert is rescheduled as it was previously rained out. There is an ice cream social at 6:45 p.m. Admission is free. Those attending should bring a chair. Visit www.rbhayes.org.

Open Mic Night with David Lester

When: 7 to 10 p.m. Sept. 3.

Where: Chateau Tebeau Winery, 525 Ohio 635, Helena.

Tickets: No admission fee. Lester is a vocalist and guitarist.